H0- at least one day has a different frequency of births


Randomly selected birth records were obtained and categorized as listed in the table to the right.  Use a .01 significance level to test the reasonsable claim that births occur with equal frequency on the different days of the week.  How might the apparent lower frequencies on Saturday and Sunday be explained.

(days and number of births)

Sunday-48

Monday -57

Tuesday-59

Wednesday-55

Thursday-61

Friday-59

Saturday-42

Determine null and alternative hypothesis

H0- AT least one day has a different frequency of births than the other days, Births occur at all different frequencies on the different days of the week, Births occur with the same frequency on the different days of the week, At least two days have a different frequency of births than the other days

H1- (Same choices)

Calculate test statistic

Calculate the p value

What Is the conclusion

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